Monday 14th May – There’s an old adage that ‘No good deed goes unpunished’. Yesterday afternoon it was a folklore … More
Tag: fiction
Filling In The Blanks
Friday 11th May – When I woke I’d not much planned for my day. Conspicuous by it’s presence, the white … More
Ditch of Despair
Tuesday 1st May – Met up with friend and ex-colleague this morning. For 20 years we stood side by side … More
The Big Lie
Monday 30th April – The moribund month is at it’s dusk – In a few hours April will take a … More
Yearning To Stop The Gurning
Easter Monday – As I write, I’m plagued by jaw bone discomfort – A self inflicted facial injury, the consequence … More
Knit 1 – 1 Purl (Extra Time Being Played)
In yesterday’s narrative Neil Fraser’s Cricket Boots I wrote whimsically of northern England summers past. In particular my mother’s futile obsession … More
You’ll Thank Me One Day!
“Your/their hair need a right good cut!” An adage frequently delivered in my mother’s rich Yorkshire dialect since my 1970’s … More
Ice Age Legacy
I ventured westbound over the Pennine Hills this morning – Destination Cheshire. The county of crumbly cheese, affluent exiled Lancastrians, … More
Say Aaargh!
I’ve just returned from my six-monthly dental check-up. To call visits to orthodontists calming or serene would be over-egging the … More
